{"id":87617,"date":"2013-09-30T10:05:30","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T08:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=87617"},"modified":"2013-10-01T12:43:56","modified_gmt":"2013-10-01T10:43:56","slug":"r199month-for-uncapped-mobile-broadband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/87617-r199month-for-uncapped-mobile-broadband.html","title":{"rendered":"R199\/month for uncapped mobile broadband"},"content":{"rendered":"

South African networking company LucidView<\/a> is launching an uncapped mobile broadband product on MTN<\/a> for a monthly price of R199, Andrew Wilson<\/a>, head of LucidView recently told MyBroadband.<\/p>\n

According to Wilson, the product is aimed primarily at parents<\/a> that want to ensure their children don\u2019t run out of airtime at inconvenient or dangerous times.<\/p>\n

LucidView is also offering full control over what a subscriber on their Access Point Name (APN) may access on the Internet via their smartphones.<\/p>\n

This will ensure that parents are always in contact with their child while shielding them from adult content, Wilson said.<\/p>\n

Those subscribers that want more predictable mobile data expenditure could also benefit, Wilson said, explaining that the browsing restrictions can be completely removed for adult users.<\/p>\n

Wilson said that the first phase of registrations will be limited to eBlockwatch, Rapewise, and LucidView\u2019s existing customers.<\/p>\n

This is to ensure that LucidView can scale with demand, Wilson said, because to start with their uncapped cellphone data service will run over a 4Mbps custom APN from MTN. However, LucidView said is actively looking for a third channel partner to bring the product to a wider market, Wilson said.<\/p>\n

Similar to Afrihost<\/a>\u2019s MTN-based mobile broadband service, LucidView\u2019s cellphone data plan is month-to-month.<\/p>\n

You will need a new SIM card, which LucidView said it will deliver. Existing numbers may then be ported to this new SIM card.<\/p>\n

In addition, customers will be required to authorise a debit order for the monthly fee.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Service element<\/td>\nLucidView Cellphone Data<\/td>\nNashua Mobile Xtreme Data Premium<\/td>\nNashua Mobile Xtreme Data Service<\/td>\nBlackBerry Internet Service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price<\/td>\nR199\/month<\/td>\nR139\/month<\/td>\nR59\/month<\/td>\nR59\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Devices supported<\/td>\nAll smartphones<\/td>\nSome Nokia and Samsung devices<\/td>\nSome Nokia and Samsung devices<\/td>\nBlackBerry OS devices (not BB10)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fair usage policy<\/td>\nBased on available bandwidth (i.e. not usage-based)<\/td>\nThrottled to 512kbps; 400MB: 245kbps; 160MB: 56kbps<\/td>\nThrottled to 512kbps; 100MB: 245kbps; 160MB: 56kbps<\/td>\nUnspecific terms of service, similar to uncapped ADSL providers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Streaming media included<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo; YouTube unblocked<\/td>\nNo; YouTube blocked<\/td>\nNo; no blocks (uses normal APN from cellular provider)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tethering included<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo; APN-locked<\/td>\nNo; APN-locked<\/td>\nNo; can use normal APN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Networks<\/td>\nMTN only<\/td>\nMTN, Vodacom<\/td>\nMTN, Vodacom<\/td>\n8ta, Cell C, MTN, Virgin Mobile, Vodacom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

No usage-based fair use policy<\/h3>\n

LucidView is not the first company to launch an uncapped 3G offering for smartphones, and will be competing against Nashua Mobile<\/a>\u2019s Xtreme Data and BlackBerry Internet Services.<\/p>\n

Where LucidView believes they really stand out, is that they won\u2019t throttle or shape subscribers based on how much data they consumed in the past.<\/p>\n

Instead, Wilson said they will assign their available bandwidth based on the immediate demand of the users on their network, prioritising traffic as follows:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Instant messaging (text only), such as WhatsApp, ChatOn, Viber, and others.<\/li>\n
  2. Banking, browsing, and e-mail.<\/li>\n
  3. Voice-over-IP (Viber, Tango, SIPDroid, and others); Multimedia (streaming audio and video); updates; file synchronisation (Dropbox and others); downloads; and other large content.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    As demand on the APN increases, traffic from applications in the third priority level will be shaped to ensure good quality of service (QoS) to the first and second tier.<\/p>\n

    Similarly, traffic from the second priority level will be shaped to ensure acceptable QoS to first-tier applications if needed.<\/p>\n

    Asked whether LucidView has plans to open registrations to the general public, Wilson said that it is dependent on demand and that they hope to do so in time.<\/p>\n

    More uncapped mobile data news<\/h3>\n

    Afrihost Mobile plans revealed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

    FNB plans to launch mobile operator: sources<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

    MTN uncapped confusion<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

    Uncapped smartphone data in SA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

    Xtreme Data versus BlackBerry Internet Service<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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